Leopold's Victory Appears Unsettled in Belgium Poll
Exiled King Leopold's bid to reclaim the throne faces uncertainty after a narrow two seat win for the Social Christians in Belgium's parliamentary election. The party held 107 seats to 105 for anti Leopold forces, with 46.93 percent of the vote, and plans a government under Jean Duvieusart.
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Belgium
Leopold
Social
Social Christian
House of Representatives
Jean Duvieusart
Hitler
Switzerland
Charles
Paul- Henri Spaak
Truman Signs $3.12 Billion Foreign Aid Bill
President Truman signed a $3,121,450,000 foreign aid authorization at the White House, funding five world wide programs including the European recovery plan and the Point Four initiative. The Marshall plan support for Europe totals $2,850,000,000 for a third year, with aid to Korea and Southeast Asia, technical assistance for underdeveloped areas, Arab refugee relief, and UN child welfare programs also funded.
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Truman
White House
Europe
Free Peoples of Korea
Southeast Asia
China
Republic of Korea
Palestine
United Nations
State Opens Marion Training School for Inmates
The Welfare Department formally opened the Marion Training School transferring 25 inmates from Ohio Penitentiary. Welfare Director John H. Lamneck said other offenders, screened for vocational adaptability, will move to the new facility as space opens. Offenders at Marion are aged roughly 16 to 25.
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State Welfare Department
Ohio Penitentiary
John H. Lamneck
Land Father of Future Farmers of America Dies
Bland Virginia Henry C Groseclose aged 58 founder of the Future Farmers of America organization is dead leaving a legacy in agricultural youth leadership and rural education.
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Henry C. Groseclose
The
Future Farmers of America Organization
Truman to visit Quantico for battle maneuvers
President Truman will tour the Quantico Marine base in Virginia on June 15 to watch a series of battle maneuvers and review marine operations.
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Washington
Truman
Quantico Marine Base
Virginia
Timely Ad Sells 25-Foot Elcar Trailer in Athens
Robert Pfendler of Athens advertised a 25 foot Elcar trailer with apartment gas stove three closets venetian blinds for 125 dollars in The Messenger. The trailer was sold the next day as reader demand rose for open space ads. Use Messenger want ad columns for results and call 0242.
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Athens
The
Messenger
Airport
Mauna Loa Eruption Threatens Villages On Hawaii Island
Lava from Mauna Loa’s largest eruption of the century flows toward the sea endangering 35 homes and a lodge area. Evacuations completed as new lava threatens Kahuku Ranch and villages including Kau Naalehu and Waiohinu. More than 40 homes burned and 60 people fled along the Kona coast.
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White House weighs super panel on State Department loyalties
A White House source says Truman may appoint a super panel to review 81 State Department employees under McCarthy scrutiny. The panel would assist but not replace the loyalty process and may be discussed with Senator Tydings.
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White House
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State Department
McCarthy
Ex Hal Kemp clarinetist admits bakery theft case in Cleveland
Judge James C. Connell hears Jack Randolph Connell 35 once earned 150 dollars weekly playing clarinet in the Hal Kemp band. He pleaded guilty to unarmed bakery robbery and faces probation or Ohio Penitentiary term. He blamed booze and on the job. He has been living with relatives since last year’s divorce.
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James C. Connell
Common Pleas
Jack Randolph Connell
Hal Kemp
Connell
Ohio
Farm Price Plan Faces Sharp Attack
In Washington the government farm price support program faced a Senate challenge to a House bill adding 2 billion dollars to the existing 4.85 billion appropriation. Senators Williams and Ives led the assault aiming to cut or alter the pegged 9 percent parity support and push a flexible lower system. Ellender as floor manager remained confident.
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Senate
Williams
R-Del
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R-Ny
Ellender
D-La
GE UE contract talks set for June 13 in New York
General Electric Company and the United Electrical Workers UE will start contract talks in New York on June 13. UE had been expelled from the CIO amid charges of Communist influence.
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New York
General Electric Company
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Life drive aims to lure new industries to Scranton
Civic leaders mobilize Lackawanna Valley residents to avert economic collapse as Scranton plans raise two million dollars to attract industry and create jobs. Co chairs Frank C. Walker and Ralph H. Weeks urge broad community support amid unemployment up to about 14 percent and population decline since 1940.
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Pennsylvania
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Ralph H. Weeks
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Lancaster Celebrates 150th Birthday With Weeklong Events
Lancaster marks its Sesquicentennial with a public opening led by Mayor Harold Brandon and a cake light ceremony. Marilyn Neff crowned queen after the cake. events include a pageant The Epic of Standing Rock and a children’s parade and bubblegum contest. A Homecoming Day parade, historical town tour, barbecue, and street square dancing follow.
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Fairfield County
Marilyn Neff
Standing Rock
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AFL Backs Ferguson for Ohio Auditor Race
Joseph T. Ferguson, Ohio state auditor and Taft challenger, won the backing of the Ohio Federation of Labor. The endorsement came at the Education and Political League meeting in Columbus, with the AFL also supporting Democratic U S House candidates in Ohio's districts.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Ohio Federation of Labor
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Federation
Education and Political League
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Taft
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Chesapeake
Mell G. Underwood, Jr
New Lexington
Fifteen Injured as Cincinnati Bus Crashes Into Tree
A Cincinnati bus with about fifty riders collided with a tree during a rush period injuring fifteen people. Eleven were hospitalized and one man required twenty minutes to free his wedged foot from a rear door as traffic stalled for over thirty minutes.
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Ohio Governor Proclaims June Rededication Month
Gov Frank Lausche proclaims June Rededication Month in Ohio urging citizens to renew commitment to freedom and its principles.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Truman forms three man panel to review veterans hospital plan
President Truman named a three member committee to review the entire veterans hospitalization program amid ongoing controversy. The panel will examine policy implementation and funding, with findings expected to influence reform and administration oversight.
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Washington
Truman
Anti-Communist Trend Noted In Japanese Elections
In Tokyo voters backed Liberal and Social Democratic groups while the Green Wind Society lost seats. The Liberals held 39 of 98 seats decided with Social Democrats at 29 and Communists winning none. A Tokyo public works referendum passed with broad support.
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MacArthur
Siheru Yoshida
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Democratic Party
Tax Group Short Of Truman Revenue Demands
The House Ways and Means Committee is about 500 million dollars short of meeting President Truman’s call for new revenue to offset excise and other tax cuts. A staff report shows new revenue of about 695 million annually, far short of the 1.243 billion reductions approved. Committee members differ on raising corporation taxes with Republicans opposing increases and some Democrats favoring them.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Republican Committee
Firemen Save Town With Tank Hole Trick
Whitesville volunteers quarreled no equipment in Seth West Virginia. They found a railroad water tank and dug a hole under the spout. Water poured into the hole and onto flames saving the business district from total destruction.
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Whitesville
H. Clay Porterfield
Whitesville Department
Infant suffocated by falling clothing in trailer basinet
A seven week old baby in a Columbus area trailer home suffocated Monday when clothing and a picture toppled onto the infant's face while he slept in a basinet.
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Middletown Cave-In Fears Grow Over Builder’s Fate
In Middletown Harold Heath, visiting a neighbor before a cellar collapse, heard his wife faint as rescuers dug through debris at a home under construction in Oneida. The ambulance left without a patient. AKRON and CLEVELAND brief items note a gunshot incident at Turkeyfoot Golf Course injuring Orin Moore and an Easter card dated April 15 1924 mailed by Sister Anita found during postal moves.
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John J. Coan
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Sisters of Humility
Liverpool
Ohio
Oil Fire Near Caledonia Suppressed by Standard Oil
A minor oil fire occurred near Caledonia when Standard Oil Co of Ohio burned crude seeping from an abandoned pipeline. Black smoke rose over 1000 feet as workers used water pressure to push the oil toward Ashland, aiming to prevent pollution along the line.
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Hendrickson wins Ohio intercollegiate golf title in playoff
Chick Hendrickson of Sandusky representing Ohio State University defeated Roger Pedigo of Ohio University 73 to 76 in an 18 hole playoff to capture the individual championship at the Ohio intercollegiate golf tournament on the Ohio State course in Paris 72. The pair tied for medalist honors with 145 over 36 holes on May 16.
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Chick Hendrickson
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Ohio State University
Hendrickson
Roger Pedigo
Ohio University
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Truman Nominates Grady Ambassador to Iran
President Truman named Henry F. Grady as ambassador to Iran. Grady, former ambassador to Greece and a leading diplomatic troubleshooter, will supervise Iran's military aid program and serve as ambassador. The White House released John C. Wiley's resignation letter as ambassador to Iran.
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Truman
Henry F. Grady
Iran
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Greece
White House
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Jersey cattle club meets in Columbus this week
The 82nd annual meeting of the American Jersey Cattle Club runs Tuesday through Thursday in Columbus hosted by the Ohio Jersey Breeders Association.
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American Jersey Cattle Club
Ohio Jersey Breeders Ase
Traffic Takes Largest Toll Over Weekend in Ohio
Violent deaths in Ohio over the weekend top 14, with traffic incidents causing the most fatalities. An Associated Press tally from Friday evening to Sunday midnight lists seven car crashes, two car train crashes, three from a plane crash, and one spectator killed at a race. Friday three, Saturday seven, Sunday four. National toll trails Memorial Day weekend. total violent deaths nearly steady.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Skid Blamed For Crash Near Lebanon
A wet road skid by auto driver Paul Briol 60 contributed to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Route 42 injuring 38 people. The Greyhound bus tipped after being struck on the right side. Briol was in poor condition and passenger Mary Pugh 70 was listed in critical condition.
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Here
State Highway Patrol
Paul Briol
Briol
Greyhound
Josselyn Farmer
Mary Pugh
Six Passengers Killed In Attack On Steamer
Hong Kong dispatch reports six passengers killed and six wounded when two Chinese Nationalist warships fired over 200 shells at the British blockade runner Cheung Hing off Amoy. The 800 ton coastal steamer, carrying fertilizer from Hong Kong, was en route back to port when attacked about 20 miles offshore.
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